Total Credit Hours

71

Middle School Endorsement

The endorsement program in middle school education is for students who wish to teach in a middle school. Students must be enrolled in the elementary education program and must fulfill the following requirements:

Complete MLED 310, 320, 330, and 340.

Complete a student teaching experience at a middle school.

Complete the course requirements for an elementary education content major in one of the following areas: English (language arts), general science, mathematics, modern languages (French, Portuguese, or Spanish), or social studies.

Requirements for Students Electing a B.A. in Elementary Education

Students must complete the required courses in elementary education and select a content major from one of the following: English, general science, geography, history, mathematics, modern languages, political science, social studies, or theatre. These content majors are directly relevant to a subject area taught in pre-K–6 and provide appropriate depth and academic rigor in the content area. The following content majors will total more than 120 credits and will take more than four years to complete:

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in English must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.75. Students may not proceed to student teaching without the required GPA.

ENGL 201, 202, 205, 207, 210

THREE COURSES in literature at the 300- or 400-level.

Note: students seeking middle school endorsement must choose from ENGL 301 (or 302 or 303), 326 (or 327), and 336 as their three literature courses. ENGL 212 and SED 445 are also required for middle school endorsement.

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in general science must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade of C in each course and a minimum grade point average of 2.50:

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in geography must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.75:

GEOG 100 (or 205), 101, 201, 400

FIVE COURSES from GEOG 202, 300, 301, 303, 304, 337, 338, 339, 460

Total credit hours: 30–33

HISTORY

MATHEMATICS

MODERN LANGUAGES

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in history must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade of C in HIST 200, a minimum grade of C+ in HIST 362, and a minimum grade point average of 2.75:

HIST 200, 201, 202, 331, 362, 381

ONE COURSE from Western History

ONE COURSE from Non-Western History

TWO COURSES from either: Western History, Non-Western History, or U.S. History

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in modern languages with a concentration in French, Portuguese, or Spanish, must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.75:

Concentration in French

FREN 201, 202, 313, 323, 324, 400, 420, and two additional French courses at the 300-level or above

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in political science must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.75:

In addition to completing the required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in social studies must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade of C in HIST 200 and a minimum grade point average of 2.75:

In addition to completing required courses in elementary education, students electing a content major in multidisciplinary studies must complete the following courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 in the major. Students may not proceed to student teaching without the required GPA. NOTE: This content major does not fulfill requirements for middle grades certification